bütününü

Bütününü is a Turkish pronoun and determiner form derived from bütünü meaning “the whole” or “the entirety.” It is used to refer to the entire amount or object that has been mentioned or is understood in context. The form functions as a direct object, emphasizing that nothing is left out.

Morphology and usage: Bütününü is formed by attaching the third-person possessive and a definite-object suffix to bütünü, producing a fused pronoun that means “its/the whole of it.” It typically appears with verbs that take a direct object, such as eat, use, or donate, to stress that the complete item or quantity is involved. In everyday speech and writing, it can convey emphasis on totality or completeness.

Examples:

- Bütününü yedim. (I ate all of it.)

- Toplanan paraların bütününü bağışladılar. (They donated the whole amount of the collected money.)

- Evde kalan kişilerin bütününü kullandım. (I used all of the remaining people in the house—note: example to illustrate structure; more natural variants exist.)

Relation to other forms: Bütününü contrasts with bütünü (the whole) used as a subject or predicate noun in neutral contexts, and with tümü or hepsi, which are common synonyms for “all” or “the whole.” Bütününü specifically marks the entirety as the object of the action.

Etymology and scope: The term combines büt(n) meaning “whole” with a pronominal/definite-object ending, yielding a focused reference to the complete thing previously mentioned or implied. It is predominantly used in Turkish and appears in both informal and formal registers.